All combat roles now open for women

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

In historic decision, Pentagon chief opens all jobs in combat units to women

Sounds like great news. Glad to know they're upholding the current standards as well. Ideally, I'd say anyone who can pass an objective, universal standard, should be allowed to do a thing - including serving at any position in the military. The tricky thing in this case though is, if we're talking about embedding men and women together, we'd have to work around rape allegations, discrimination and such, unless we'd like to start segregating units along gender lines. Some people can't even stomach or handle unisex bathrooms, mind you. Is anything remotely close to the Battlestar Galatica type of unisex culture possible any time soon, how'd'ya think?

We've often heard the Israeli military being given as an example. We've seen those collections of pics of hot Israeli military women, etc. However, if memory serves, and correct me if I'm wrong, but there's only one female combat unit in the Israeli military, and most female IDF soldiers do not engage in combat missions, and only take supporting roles. American female GIs would have to pass the same tests as their male counterparts, and by that token, getting into the SEALs would be almost impossible, while female soldiers could be assigned to normal infantry units.

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